Wonderstruck : a novel in words and pictures, Brian Selznick

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Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures

Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures

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Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures

Christmas -- Los Tres Reyes -- Blessed candles and a glimpse of family life -- Memories of old family dinners -- Meriendas del Campo -- Bailes de Cascarones -- Holy Week and Easter -- Feast Days and Christenings -- Various religious feasts -- The Portiuncula -- Death of Fray Junipero Serra, August 28, 1784 -- Feast of St. Francis of Assisi -- November Days -- San Carlos Day -- Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Christmas -- Los Tres Reyes -- Blessed candles and a glimpse of family life -- Memories of old family dinners -- Meriendas del Campo -- Bailes de Cascarones -- Holy Week and Easter -- Feast Days and Christenings -- Various religious feasts -- The Portiuncula -- Death of Fray Junipero Serra, August 28, 1784 -- Feast of St. Francis of Assisi -- November Days -- San Carlos Day -- Feast of the Immaculate Conception